X—1410 General Policy

Revision 15-4; Effective October 1, 2015

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission does not test for financial eligibility for Medicaid for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MBCC)-Presumptive or MBCC.

The woman must meet the financial eligibility criteria for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS) program to be eligible for MBCC-Presumptive or MBCC. This financial eligibility criteria is household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty income limit. The BCCS contractor verifies the woman’s financial eligibility for the BCCS program before referring a woman to MBCC.